Leading fashion photographer Russell James has done it all, from filming and directing art films to capturing unique and provocative stills of prominent women in the entertainment and modeling industry. But even with all the glitz and glam of traveling the world photographing supermodels, James is well known for his sincere appreciation of the environment and the native aboriginals from Australia, and has embarked on a project entitled Nomad Two Worlds to do just that.
Nomad Two Worlds Project
A Western Australian native, James started the project back in early 2009 with the support of fashion designer Donna Karan, actor Hugh Jackman, and the Australian government. The project's aim is to inspire awareness for child health research, along with preserving the relationship between modern Australian civilization and the surviving culture of its aboriginal people.
James had the idea for the project back in February 2008, when Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, addressed the public in a nationwide apology for the atrocities committed by the men of parliament in the past to it's indigenous Australian people.
"For me as an adult to see that occur, it was so inspirational and encouraging, that I felt, I have to do something," James said in a video clip on his site detailing the issue.
A collaboration with Victoria's Secret Angel Adriana Lima was established to then stream a come-back video on the Nomad Two World Project's site to pump up the model's return from a months-long maternal hiatus. After giving birth in mid-November to daughter Valentina, Lima returned on the scene with her old, if not better looking, figure, ready to slip back into those nighties, and continue with her career.
The video was produced by James himself and edited by Barry Alexander Brown, an Academy Award nominated editor who's also edited some of James's more recent work. With a running time of three minutes, the video features Adriana Lima at her best, showing off her re-sleeked figure in a boxing ring, her preferred form of exercise, and the one that helped her slim down after the birth of Valentina. Shot to Italian DJ Benny Benassi's remix of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze", the video features a fierce boxing match and a short shower scene.
Other supporters of the Nomad Two Worlds project include pop sensation Black Eyed Peas, the Fox Family, Baz Luhrman, the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, the Department of Reconciliation and Repatriation, Metro Gallery, and the Institute for Child Health Research. You can check out their site at nomad.dipdive.com to find the video.
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